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Compilation One
Consists of 3 films with a total duration of 77 mins, as follows:
Unusum Kathawak (What is the Greenhouse Effect?) Global/12 mins
An introduction to the Greenhouse Effect, its causes and impacts on the environment and the living world, produced by TVE for general environmental education purposes. It shows what individuals, communities and countries can do to slow down global warming
Dilindubawa Ha Parisaraya (Poverty and the Environment) Global/15 mins
The links between poverty and environmental degradation are explored briefly, through examples from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This is particularly relevant to a country like Sri Lanka where natural resource use and abuse is often triggered by poverty.
Issange Apayala (Shrimp Fever) Ecuador/50 mins
A critical view of the prawn farming industry in Ecuador in Latin America, it shows how the industry has devastated coastal ecosystems and impoverished local communities while making quick money for a handful of investors. The lessons of Ecuador apply equally well to Sri Lanka and other Asian countries that have been gripped by shrimp fever in the 1990s – with similar results.
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Compilation Two
Consists of 2 films, with a total duration of 76 mins, as follows:
Paradeesaye Kanthawo (Women in Paradise) India, Maldives/50 mins
Taking the situation of women in two specific locations – in the low-lying Maldive islands and in Singrauli in India – this film shows how industrial development is impacting them both directly and indirectly. It’s an indictment of the modern industrial world driven by fossil fuels that have triggered global warming. Filmed over several months, this is a dramatically powerful documentary.
Sathwa Rahas Pareekshakayo: Kesbewo (Animal Detectives: Turtles)
Sri Lanka, Maldives/25 mins
This investigative film looks at the illegal trade in turtle products in Sri Lanka, which threatens five species of marine turtles found in the Indian Ocean. Posing as traders, two representatives of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) of the UK uncover how turtles shells are smuggled from Maldives to Sri Lanka, and how turtle shell products are made and sold in the open market in Sri Lanka in spite of it being totally illegal. This film created a public outcry in Sri Lanka when it was first screened in 1995.
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Compilation Three
Consists of 3 films, with a total duration of 62 mins, as follows:
Thailanthaya Wikineemata Thibe (Thailand for Sale) Thailand/25 mins
A critical look at tourism development: the rapid and indiscriminate development of the tourist industry on the Phuket island resort in Thailand and how it has affected the local culture, environment and the people.
Maha Polowe Lawanathawa (Salt of the Earth) China/22 mins
How salinisation of the soil has rendered thousands of hectares unproductive in China, and community-driven initiatives to overcome salinisation. The low cost techniques shown in this programme can be adapted in other salinity-affected areas of the world.
Ozone Viyana Rekaganimu (Saving the Ozone Layer: Every Action Counts)
Global/15 mins
The problem of ozone layer depletion due to man-made CFCs; the international community’s response to the problem through the Montreal protocol and how its targets are to be met by the North and South.
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Compilation Four
Consists of 4 films, with a total duration of 105 mins, as follows:
Sobadahame Kollakaruwo (Malaysian Take-away) Malaysia/ 30 mins
The timber trade’s extraction of tropical forests of Sarawak, Malaysia and its impact on the local people, environment and culture. A dramatized documentary surrounding the local elections of 1991 where the main issue was deforestation.
Mihithalaya Surakina Deth (We, the People) 6 countries/30 mins
Presents successful grassroots initiatives of six community groups in Nigeria, Colombia, Panama, India, Latvia and South Africa. In each case, it demonstrates how local people have been able to resolve environmental problems, or to fight for their rights to a clean and healthy environment.
Adisi Saginna Pitudakimu (Ending Hidden Hunger) global/20 mins
A UNICEF documentary that summarises worldwide efforts to eliminate deficiencies in three vital micronutrients: iodine, iron and Vitamin A.
Piyawaren Piyawara (Little by Little) Nepal, Ghana, Bolivia/25 mins
This program focuses on reproductive health as the key factor in both the empowerment of women and sustainable development.
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Compilation Five
Consists of 3 films, with a total duration of 82 mins, as follows:
Wisen Garana Mudal (Profits from Poison) Philippines, Thailand/45 mins
A critical look at the widespread sale and use of agro-chemicals in the developing world, which generates massive profits to manufacturers but leaves a trail of destruction wherever they are used. Filmed in the Philippines and Thailand where indiscriminate use of agrochemicals have created environmental and health problems.
Gewiliyan Samaga Idiriyata (Participatory Research with Women Farmers)
India/20 mins
This film, made in India, looks at how the involvement of local women farmers can increase not only yields, but also help conserve genetic diversity of crops.
Socotra: Makara Ruhiru Divaina (Socotra: Island of Dragon’s Blood) Yemen/17 mins
This is a natural history documentary on the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen, which has a high degree of plant diversity. Describes the island’s unique ecosystem and threats to its survival.
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